A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. But a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion.

Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.

I worked in a Chinese restaurant.

I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.

No one should have to conform to some mythical concept of the ideal family.

I have one son. Of everything I've done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.

To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it's also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good.